Fish Conservation Case Studies

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 242534107) - Bighead striped catfish - Awarded $17,400 on October 14, 2024

14-10-2024 - Bighead striped catfish

Catfish lined bighead (Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense) and catfish lined tumame (Pseudoplatystoma metaense) of the river Arauca binational.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 240534932) - Timika Mouth Almighty - Awarded $5,000 on October 10, 2024

10-10-2024 - Timika Mouth Almighty

Population and habitat assessments of endemic and endangered fish fresh water Glossamia timika in Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 240533815) - Kampango - Awarded $4,830 on May 09, 2024

09-05-2024 - Kampango

Conservation of the critically endangered Kampango fish (Bagrus meridionalis) in Lake Nyasa-Tanzania through community education and empowerment.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 242533699) - Sarasin's goby - Awarded $7,500 on May 09, 2024

09-05-2024 - Sarasin's goby

A population trends assessment of the endangered endemic freshwater fish in Lake Poso, Central Sulawesi

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232533164) - Clanwilliam sandfish - Awarded $22,500 on December 19, 2023

19-12-2023 - Clanwilliam sandfish

Restoring a river to create a threatened fish sanctuary in South Africa

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232533096) - Duck-billed buntingi - Awarded $9,000 on December 19, 2023

19-12-2023 - Duck-billed buntingi

Conservation Action for Critical Endangered Endemic Fish Species in Sulawesi’s Ancient Lakes

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532867) - Decorated dwarf gourami - Awarded $5,000 on December 19, 2023

19-12-2023 - Decorated dwarf gourami

Population and Habitat assessments of endemic and critically endangered fish fresh water Parosphromenus ornaticauda in West Kalimantan

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532379) - Spiny Butterfly Ray - Awarded $6,059 on September 27, 2023

27-09-2023 - Spiny Butterfly Ray

The Spiny butterfly ray, one of the Mediterranean’s rarest elasmobranchs, is the focus of this project in the southern Adriatic Sea. Aimed at assessing population frequency, habitat conditions, and threats, the project also promotes awareness and policy initiatives. Despite presumed regional absence, significant records and potential nurseries were identified (Gajić et al., 2023; Gajić & Karalić, 2024).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530525) - Manganga - Awarded $7,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Manganga

Population assessment and conservation status of the magangá Potamobatrachus trispinosus endemic to the Rio Tocantins, Amazon basin, Brazil

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530530) - Manyara Tilapia - Awarded $7,500 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Manyara Tilapia

Towards Biodiversity “No Net Loss”; Conservation of endangered Manyara Tilapia (Oreochromis amphimelas) and its ecological habitat in Lake Manyara, Tanzania

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